El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
S
12
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.8
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
61
56
55
75
112
108
55
55
38
38
26
37
44
46
59
48
60
62
54
57
45
34
43
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:39PM1.18m
5:23AM1.33m
7:13PM1.31m
6:35AM1.31m
7:43PM1.42m
7:33AM1.30m
Low Tide
11:31AM-0.09m
11:47PM0.69m
12:25PM-0.06m
00:54AM0.49m
1:08PM-0.01m
1:45AM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:30
7:31
7:32
7:34
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
15
17
15
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
12
11
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
W
14
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
35
32
56
55
55
75
57
55
55
30
28
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
29
16
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.2
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
65
61
20
24
14
55
55
42
39
38
38
16
37
37
37
37
43
8
13
21
34
34
22
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
21
21
21
14
10
44
43
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
16
12
20
8
14
14
14
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
Energy kJ
29
52
75
112
108
41
37
32
21
24
34
44
46
59
48
60
62
54
57
45
34
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
142
33
33
33
27
0
0
12
438
467
151
19
19
19
19
355
467
467
254
19
74
20
1
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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